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Mouchel boss dismisses renewed takeover talk
Richard Cuthbert vows to grow business, but observers warn it is vulnerable to private equity predators
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Talks to begin over code level seven
The communities department is planning talks with volume housebuilders about adding another, more demanding level to the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Row erupts over cost of new housing rules
Concerns raised about effect on output as HCA sets out raft of space and quality standards
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Government to court global investors for green bank
Sovereign wealth and state pension funds targeted by Treasury for £2bn investment vehicle
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Nightingale could be going for a song
Parent company Tribal wants to sell architect but doubts arise over how timing will affect price and whether anyone wants a health specialist
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New buildings in Haiti not safe, charities warn
¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓs under construction in Haiti will not be able to resist future earthquakes, experts have said, writes Roxane McMeeken.
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HSE fears cuts will make it ‘reactive’
The Health and Safety Executive has warned that it may be forced to abandon preventative work if its resources are cut after the election, despite the fear of more deaths when building work picks up.
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Olympic legacy body wins role in sale of £1bn athletes’ village
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has won a role overseeing the development and sale of the £1bn 2,800-home athletes’ village after the 2012 Games
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New uniform
Contractor James and Taylor has won the job to clad Greater Manchester Police’s new £63m headquarters
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Vinci versus the wurzels
Strange as it may seem, a council faced with two bids that are equally good can take all kinds of things into account when picking a winner, as this recent case demonstrates
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Bowmer & Kirkland pays out first £10m salary
The highest paid director at Bowmer & Kirkland is to receive £10.2m for 2009, by far the highest wage in construction, even though the firm’s pre-tax profit fell by a third
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Japanese architect SANAA bags 2010 Pritzker prize
Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa have won the Pritzker. ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s Ike Ijeh gives his verdict
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Government’s Donaghy response rejects gangmaster licences
The government has refused to introduce gangmaster licensing or create a dedicated construction minister in its response to the Rita Donaghy report on industry deaths this week
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Birmingham Cube in balance
Work on Birmingham’s £100m mixed-use development, The Cube, is continuing as normal after its developer went into administration.
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Laing O’Rourke and Costain nab £40m Crossrail project
Laing O’Rourke and Costain have won a £40m contract to prepare Farringdon station in central London for the coming of Crossrail
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A new heart
This is the £20m main entrance pavilion at the redeveloped Mansfield Community Hospital in Nottinghamshire
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Chadderton transformed
Oldham council has appointed Willmott Dixon preferred bidder for its £71m academies programme
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MPs voice fears over financial state of 2012 Games
MPs have expressed serious concern about the ability of the government to keep to the £9.3bn Olympic budget, given that just £194m of unallocated contingency remains
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Balfour wins £200m water, road deals
Balfour Beatty has been awarded £200m worth of support services work from the Highways Agency, Yorkshire Water and Anglian Water.